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Senate panel backs statewide fleet‑management bill to outfit state vehicles with telematics
Summary
A bill creating centralized fleet management and encouraging telematics on cabinet‑level state vehicles passed the committee after an amendment exempting certain law‑enforcement and corrections vehicles; implementation estimated at about $20 per vehicle per month from vendor contract discussions.
The committee approved a bill to centralize fleet management under the Department of Transformation and Shared Services and to begin outfitting cabinet‑level state vehicles with telematics to improve maintenance, safety and utilization.
Sponsor testimony traced the idea to 2011 and described fleet telematics as a private‑sector best practice that can identify vehicle location, maintenance needs and utilization patterns.…
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